OPINION: "Trans and nonbinary people who have not updated their identification documents are more likely to experience psychological distress and suicidality, in part due to increased day-to-day stress," Jae A. Puckett, L. Zachary DuBois and Noelle Martin write.
so nice to see @saribotton.bsky.social finally get the literary profile treatment in the nyt today. sari has been out here doing the good work for writers for SO LONG, and as a fellow not-young i am extremely grateful to have her in our corner!
A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles: An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license. An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber. An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers. An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.
A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.
This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.
This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.
1. Major news on trans youth care. The American Psychological Association has reaffirmed its full support for its 2024 guidelines supporting trans youth car.e
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Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands claimed Russia killed Navalny with a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs.
And students want this.
Had the best time visiting Fonts Books in McLean, VA today. Right away I pull into a parking spot and see my book in the window!! 😱 I signed 13 copies and dropped off some fun swag - totes, pens and bookmarks. Thank you to Amber and the staff! ❤️
I am still getting over this. Have been a P&W reader for over 30 years! Anyway, long live flash fiction!
@smokelong.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social @brettpribble.bsky.social @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
One of my favorite collections of 2025 was Kathryn Morris-Aldridge's "Cold Toast." Here's a review of it in @smokelong.bsky.social !
Must read
Powerful picture. Maybe photo of the year? 📸 Leila Navidi
I've been keeping this quiet for ages but I can finally announce that my story 'One by One', first published in @apexmag.bsky.social last year, has been selected for inclusion in the Best of British SF 2025 anthology! 🎉
The TOC is absolutely wild; I know and admire many of these amazing writers 😍
This whole thread (from a didn’t-used-to-be-immigration lawyer in Minnesota) is worth reading, but I’m specifically sharing the posts surrounding the one for my many health folks.
This is what the resistance against ICE is fighting to save people from.
Bibliographie :
Alvarez-Ponce D, Batz G, Ramirez Torres L (2026) Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review. PLoS Biol 24(1): e3003574. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
One month from today!
I'll be offering a special afternoon workshop with 27 Powers entitled "Writing as Belonging."
We will begin the work of transforming our writing practices from siloed solitudes into acts of situated belonging—to ourselves, to the art form, to each other, to the world.
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
Cover of Love You, Miss You, Goodbye Forever, featuring puzzled motorist, classic car, & vintage NH roadmap
So excited that author copies have arrived! Big thank you to Jeff Bogle at @stanchion.bsky.social. Order your copy below!
Meanwhile in Russia 👇
News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
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I wrote an essay about menopause, writers block, and being a late bloomer. You can also find it in the newly released anthology, The Big M, edited by Lidia Yuknavitch: electricliterature.com/menopause-wr...
Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva gloated about Donald Trump proudly displaying his photograph with Vladimir Putin "in the most traveled area of the White House," above his own family photo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFqj...
I was extra lucky to get an early copy of The Divide, the latest book from @pahoehoe.bsky.social, and I reviewed it for @variantlit.bsky.social
variantlit.com/review-of-th...
Thank you. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order today blocking the Trump administration from removing a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota last week.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
One of my favourite books from last year!
